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Nanetta
How to Pronounce Nanetta
Pronounced nuh-NET-uh /nəˈnɛt.ə/Low
Meaning: Nanetta is a fuller, Italianate-looking form of Nanette, itself a French diminutive of Nan, a pet form of Anne. Behind them lies the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace,' so Nanetta reads as a doubly affectionate 'little Anne.'Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Nanetta is an ornamented form of Nanette, a diminutive of Nan and Anne that traces back to the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace.' The added -a gives it an Italian flavor, and it saw only light use as a pretty, old-fashioned alternative to Nanette and Annette.
Nanetta stayed rare across its run, peaking at only about fifteen girls a year in the late nineteen-fifties. A woman named Nanetta then would be in her late sixties today, firmly of the Nanette and Annette era.
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What does the name Nanetta mean?
It is an elaborated form of Nanette, a diminutive of Nan and Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, meaning 'grace.'
How do you pronounce Nanetta?
It is said nuh-NET-uh /nəˈnɛt.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Nanetta a boy or girl name?
Nanetta is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Nanetta?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-fifties.